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Data Services at Carleton University Jane Fry MacOdrum Library September 13, 2018

Data Services at Carleton University Jane Fry MacOdrum Library September 13, 2018. Outline. What are data services? How to access the data? How else can we help you? More Resources. Where are we? Where are we?. https://library.carleton.ca/find/data. What are data services?.

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Data Services at Carleton University Jane Fry MacOdrum Library September 13, 2018

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  1. Data Services at Carleton University Jane Fry MacOdrum Library September 13, 2018

  2. Outline • What are data services? • How to access the data? • How else can we help you? • More Resources

  3. Where are we? Where are we?

  4. https://library.carleton.ca/find/data

  5. What are data services? • Provide resources • Help everyone • One restriction for data use

  6. What do we offer? • Main service • Access to data • different data sources • different types of data

  7. Canadian data sources • Statistics Canada • Data Liberation Initiative • Includes • All Statistics Canada’s public use data files, databases and geographic files • Canadian Election Surveys • 1965 – 2015

  8. Canadian data sources (cont’d) • Public opinion data • Gallup Canada (1945 - 2000) • Voice of the People (2002 – 2011) • Centre for Research and Information on Canada • Angus Reid Institute • Environics • …

  9. More Public Opinion Polls

  10. International Data Sources • ICPSR • Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research • https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ • World renowned summer program in quantitative methods of social statistics

  11. ICPSR (cont’d) • Thematic Collections • Criminal Justice • National Archive of Criminal Justice Data • Demographic • Data Sharing for Demographic Research • U.S. Census Data • Health/Mental Health • Health and Medical Care Archive • National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program • Multiple Chronic Conditions Research Network Data Archive https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/about/thematic-collections.html

  12. ISSP • International Social Survey Programme • http://www.issp.org/ • Recurring themes • Role of Government • Social Networks • Family and Changing Gender Roles • Work Orientations • Religion • Environment • National Identity • Citizenship • Leisure Time and Sports • Health and Health Care

  13. ISSP (cont’d) http://www.issp.org/members/member-states/

  14. International data sources (cont’d) • Globalization of Personal Data (GPD) • Implications of processing personal and population data in electronic format • Canada, USA, France, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan • 2006 • Follow-up surveys • 2012, 2014

  15. How do you access the data? • Different data portals • Search for questions or variables across datasets • Perform online analyses • Create tables, graphs and charts • Download data in SPSS, SAS, Stata, …

  16. ODESI • aka <odesi> • Data portal for social science data for Ontario Universities • odesi.ca • From our website (http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/data)

  17. ODESI (cont’d) How to Use ODESI Using the <odesi> data repository • <odesi>: Navigating the <odesi> Repository • <odesi>: Searching for Variables • <odesi>: Finding, Subsetting and Downloading a Survey • <odesi>: Creating a Cross Tabulation • <odesi>: Downloading a Full Dataset <odesi> help guides • Finding, Subsetting and Downloading a Survey in <odesi> (.pdf) • Searching for variables (.pdf) https://library.carleton.ca/help/odesi-how-to-use-odesi

  18. International Data Portals • CESSDA • Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives • Data from over 17 European data producers • http://www.cessda.net/ • European Social Survey • More than 36 nations • 8 rounds completed • http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/

  19. What else can we do to help you? • Consultation • on the use of data • Research data management (RDM) • RDM plans

  20. What is Research Data Management (RDM)? • What is it? • Includes: • Sound practices • Data curation • Data stewardship

  21. Benefits of RDM Confirmation of original findings Further research Planning follow-up studies Bonus …

  22. Why RDM Now • Requirement by funders • Tri-Council (SSHRC, CIHR and NSERC) • CFI • Genome Canada • Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management • We should be ahead of the curve in this • You are at the beginning of a research career

  23. Tips • Provide general tips and help on using data • Things to remember about surveys • Sponsorship • Who collected the data • Does the author use anecdotal evidence when data is available • Think!

  24. Reference: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

  25. Reference: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

  26. Reference: Fox News (December 12, 2011) http://flowingdata.com/category/statistics/mistaken-data/

  27. Reference: Winnipeg Sun (2013) http://flowingdata.com/category/statistics/mistaken-data/

  28. Reference: Fox News (2009) http://flowingdata.com/category/statistics/mistaken-data/

  29. Reference: https://twitter.com/DavidKenner/status/497301669676187648

  30. Data Citation • Very important • All data should be cited • How to cite StatCan products • http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/12-591-x/12-591-x2009001-eng.htm • https://library.carleton.ca/help/citing-data-and-statistics

  31. ODESI – again!

  32. Financial resources - ODESI

  33. Finances – ODESI (cont’d)

  34. Finances – ODESI (cont’d)

  35. Finances – ODESI (cont’d) • Microdata files • Labour Force Survey (1976 to July 2017) • Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics • Households and the Environment Survey • National Household Survey • Census (back to 1871) • Canadian Financial Capability Survey • Aggregate data files • Canadian International Trade Data • Census of Population (back to 1665) • Provincial Economic Accounts • Input-Output Tables

  36. Aggregate data files – B20/20 • Beyond 20/20 • Download the browser – Very important! • Beyond 20/20 Browser for Windows operating systems (18.9 mb)To install this product, run «ProBrowser.exe» • Other tips and tricks • Using the Beyond 20/20 Data Browser • Getting Started with Beyond 20/20 • Customizing a Table in Beyond 20/20 • Viewing Table Documentation in Beyond 20/20 • Creating a Worksheet in Beyond 20/20 • Searching Labels in Beyond 20/20 • Charting Data in Beyond 20/20 • Exporting Data with Beyond 20/20

  37. Statistics Canada https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects?MM=1

  38. Statistics Canada • https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects/economic_accounts

  39. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects/economic_accountshttps://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects/economic_accounts

  40. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects/economic_accounts/international_accounts#datahttps://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects/economic_accounts/international_accounts#data

  41. Data/CANSIM Tables https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610003001

  42. Course Guide https://library.carleton.ca/research/course-guides/busi-phd

  43. In sum …. • We have seen • Where to get help with Data • What data services we offer • Different data sources and how to access them • What other services we offer • Different resources

  44. http://dilbert.com/strip/2016-01-06

  45. Contact Information Jane Fry Data Services Librarian Rm 122 MacOdrum Library 613.520.2600 x1121 jane.fry@Carleton.ca http://www.library.carleton.ca/find/data

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